Peripherals: Best monitor for senior -- LCD or CRT?
Best monitor for senior -- LCD or CRT?
by CompostKing - 1/20/07 1:38 PMMy Dad is in his 80's and his eyes aren't so good. I'd like to get him a new monitor but not sure if it's better to buy an old 19" CRT from work or a new 17" LCD.
The CRT can be set to a low resolution. Low res and big fonts eat up screen space fast, but this bigger monitor would help.
New LCD's work best at crazy high resolution and don't scale down well. On the other hand, I've heard text looks sharper on LCD's. Would a big fonts + big icons setting compensate for higher res?
Dad lives three hours away. His computer is pretty new. Any advice?
LCD
by mopscare42 - 1/21/07 11:02 AM In reply to: Best monitor for senior -- LCD or CRT? by CompostKingI am 68 and my eyes are not what they used to be.I have used LCD for several years. They are much better than the old CRTs and have a lot less eye strain, anyway in my case with the LCD
I now have a 22" widescreen which is great. You can change the size of the text,Icons and pretty much anything else in the display settings to what ever a persons preferences may be.
IMHO I would chose the LCD over CRT anyday no matter the age. Also the price of LCD have come down so much in the last couple years that is the only way to go.
22 inch lcd
by FpLiOnYkD - 1/25/07 5:03 AM In reply to: LCD by mopscare42I too am a senior and the eyes are showing it. I have a 22 inch lcd and it's great. If you can't afford this size, I recommend a 19 inch widescreen. My son has one, and it works well also. If you look around, you can get a good 19 inch for a very reasonable price. It's cool, your parent used the computer. If more seniors would use computers, they might be less lonely.
22" LCD
by ciggieoxo - 1/26/08 3:56 AM In reply to: 22 inch lcd by FpLiOnYkDDITTO. My 22" ACER was only $300. DVD movies look amazing too. It is a "must have" for me.
Best Monitor for senior --LCD or CRT?
by ciggieoxo - 1/26/07 3:01 AM In reply to: Best monitor for senior -- LCD or CRT? by CompostKingI am retired. Is that senior enough? :::smiling::: I use a Dell 2007 Flat Wide Screen LCD monitor. Having a higher resolution also gives me more real estate on which to multitask.
Having two computers I recommend both the 20" Dell Flat Wide Panel LCD monitor and the Acer 22" Flat Wide Panel LCD monitor.
Check with Dell online to see the latest prices. As for the Acer AL2216Wbd 22" LCD Monitor - Black
List Price: $329.99
Street Price: $300.28 at Amazon. Amazon says as of this moment 01/26/07 it shows Availability: In Stock. Ships from and sold by Amazon.com. 21 used & new available from $298.99
I hope your dad enjoys your generous gift.
LCD for sure
by CbrettC - 1/26/07 6:05 AM In reply to: Best monitor for senior -- LCD or CRT? by CompostKingYou have described my father. At Christmas I got him a 20 inch widescreen TV, yes TV. Most of the new TV's allow you to plug your computer to them and you can buy BIG for a smaller price than you will pay for a "monitor." Check around and take a look, buy what looks best to YOUR eyes not best visual specs. LCD screens are way easier on eyes, last longer and do not burn in.
CRT to LCD----- A must Have:
by moonuser - 1/26/07 6:25 AM In reply to: Best monitor for senior -- LCD or CRT? by CompostKingAt 70, I think I qualify 
Up until 2 yrs ago I used the HP CRT 24" and I thought it was great but I too was wondering about the eye issue.
I went to a 24" LCD and never looked back, I can't qualify enough works to explain how much better it is.
Bottom line, Do It.
LCD didn't work because of migraines
by algolguy - 1/26/07 8:32 AM In reply to: Best monitor for senior -- LCD or CRT? by CompostKingI'm 62 years old and work in front of my PC roughly 10 hours a day for my home business.
I have a 20" Dell CRT monitor that I bought several years ago, and it worked fine for me. I bought a new Dell PC with a 19" LCD. I'm a long time sufferer of migraines, and soon after I started using the LCD the frequency of my migraines greatly increased. I did some research on the Web and discovered that LCD's can increase the frequency of migraines. Once I switched back to my CRT the migraine frequency dropped back down.
monitor type
by pooch - 1/26/07 9:10 AM In reply to: Best monitor for senior -- LCD or CRT? by CompostKingGo with a LCD, we have LCD where I work and I had a CRT at home. I found
that a LCD caused less eyestrain because the screen is made of
individual pixels and you don't have the scrolling effect of a CRT. You
don't notice the scrolling but it is there and it makes your eyes tired.
LCD is also easier to read.
CRT or LCD
by captnbligh - 1/26/07 5:45 PM In reply to: Best monitor for senior -- LCD or CRT? by CompostKingI have had many CRT monitors and a few LCDs, Most have been 17" and 19"
CRTs. I have been using a 21" Philips CRT for about 6 years now and can't imagine ever going back to a smaller screen. My eyes are 75 now
and all is well. By the time I get to 80 I may be looking to a larger, but never a smaller screen.
Best regards to you and your Dad, Chuck
LCD or CRT
by mcmillan968 - 1/26/07 8:06 PM In reply to: CRT or LCD by captnblighWell I'm retired too and wear two types glasses one close one distance.I think that the LCD 22 ACER is so cool.I was told and believe it's in the refresh rate.The lower the more strain.I have a 19 hp crt my eyes BURN after a few hours.Using my son in laws 22 ACER lcd is so much nicer.BUT heres the surprisemy sil was upgrading my cpu and when he finished set up my comp on a 19 emach crt monitor at higher resthan I could ever use at home ,I CAN read it further away and clearer and text size is smaller and doesn't run off the screen,its crazy.But he says the refresh rate is higher easier on the eyes therefor clearer!!!
You decide.
LCD is the winner!
by CompostKing - 1/26/07 10:08 PM In reply to: Best monitor for senior -- LCD or CRT? by CompostKingThanks to all who took the time to respond to my question. Sounds like me and my CRT are falling behind the times.
I tried an experiment with a Dell 20" LCD at work, resolution 1280 x 1024. I changed the DPI from 96 to 120 and then 144 and was glad to see that as the text grew larger it remained sharp and clear. I think the LCD is easier on the eyes than my CRT, too. So I'm going to head to the store this weekend and try out some different brands of LCD screens. I think those 22" screens are a little too rich for me, but I've seen some name brand 19" LCDs at NewEgg.com that might do the trick.
Thanks again, everyone.
same
by mcmillan968 - 1/26/07 10:29 PM In reply to: LCD is the winner! by CompostKingNewegg doesnt say much for Staples or Office depot those ACER lcd are pretty cool and not real pricey
Larger Text
by JimVine - 1/27/07 6:08 AM In reply to: Best monitor for senior -- LCD or CRT? by CompostKingWith regard to older eyes (I'm 56 and have worn out eyes)and screen text, did you know that with most browsers (I've tried it on IE and Firefox) that "ctrl+scroll wheel" increases and decreases the size of text on the screen.
"ctrl+scroll wheel" increases and decreases the size of text
by ciggieoxo - 1/28/07 12:49 AM In reply to: Larger Text by JimVine"With regard to older eyes (I'm 56 and have worn out eyes)and screen text, did you know that with most browsers (I've tried it on IE and Firefox) that "ctrl+scroll wheel" increases and decreases the size of text on the screen."
I tried that using my Dell desktop with my Dell two button + scroll wheel mouse but it did not work for me. Perhaps it is built into your mouse driver/software?
Comments from others welcome to see what is going on.
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